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• The Mayan civilization lasted for about 2,000 years and incorporated astronomy in their religious temples
• The Mayans predicted eclipses using astrological cycles in planting and harvesting and measured time using two complicated calendar systems
• Mayans developed technology for growing crops, building cities, and built a sophisticated hydraulics system to supply water to communities
• Mayans were one of the first to produce rubber products, use a writing system known as Mayan hieroglyphics, and develop a number system based on the numeral 20
• The Mayan calendar system is the most complex and intricate, using 20-day months in the Tzolkin divine calendar and the 365-day Haab civil calendar
• The downfall of the Maya civilization was due to overpopulation, environmental degradation, warfare, shifting trade routes, and extended drought
• The Inca civilization made advanced scientific ideas, including roads paved with stones, stone buildings, an irrigation system, a calendar, the first suspension bridge, quipu for record-keeping, and prized textiles
• The Aztec civilization made substantial contributions to science and technology, including mandatory education, the use of chocolates as currency, antispasmodic medication, the Chinampa land division system, and the Aztec calendar
• The Aztecs also invented the canoe for water travel
• India was known for manufacturing iron, metallurgical works, and Ayurveda in medicine
• Ancient India was notable in astronomy and mathematics, with figures like Aryabhatiya, Brahmagupta, and Madhava of Sangamagrama
• China made substantial contributions in medicine, astronomy, science, mathematics, arts, philosophy, and music, inventing tools like the compass, papermaking, gunpowder, printing tools, iron plough, wheelbarrow, and bridges
• China also invented the first seismological detector and developed a dry dock facility
• Muslim scientists and mathematicians in the Middle East made significant contributions, with figures like Ibn al-Haytham, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Jabir ibn Hayyan, and Ibn Sina
• The decline of Islam in the Middle East started in the 11th to 13th century due to the conquest of the Mongols
• Ancient Egyptian civilization in Africa made advances in astronomy, mathematics, and medicine, with a focus on geometry for various purposes
• Egypt was a center of alchemy and studied human anatomy, pharmacology, and applied components for disease treatment
• African civilizations were known for astronomy using lunar, solar, and stellar calendars, metallurgy, and knowledge of basic algebra and geometry
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